58 Books You Need to Read (Recommended by People Who Know)

58 Books You Need to Read (Recommended by People Who Know)

Or: 42 Writers, Editors, and Booksellers on the Best Books They've Read in the Last 25 Years

By Literary Hub | October 14, 2025

Here are the winners of the 2025 Kirkus Prize.

Here are the winners of the 2025 Kirkus Prize.

By Literary Hub | October 8, 2025

Here are the 2025 National Book Awards finalists.

Here are the 2025 National Book Awards finalists.

By Literary Hub | October 7, 2025

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2025

Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2025 First Novel Prize.

Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2025 First Novel Prize.

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2025

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2025

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By Literary Hub | September 26, 2025

Here’s the 2025 Booker Prize shortlist.

By Literary Hub | September 23, 2025

A new annual award seeks to uplift the "next generation of disabled writers."

By Literary Hub | September 22, 2025

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 American Library in Paris Book Award.

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 American Library in Paris Book Award.

By Literary Hub | September 22, 2025

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction.

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction.

By Literary Hub | September 12, 2025

Read the Winners of <em>American Short Fiction’</em>s 2025 Insider Prize

Read the Winners of American Short Fiction’s 2025 Insider Prize

Selected by Manuel Muñoz

By Literary Hub | September 11, 2025

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

By Literary Hub | September 10, 2025

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry.

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry.

By Literary Hub | September 10, 2025

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature.

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature.

By Literary Hub | September 9, 2025

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

By Literary Hub | September 9, 2025

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